SHILLONG, June 12, 2025: The Sohra honeymoon murder case continues to send shockwaves across the region, with Eastern Range DIG Davis R Marak revealing a series of glaring red flags that turned the tide of the investigation—including the unsettling absence of honeymoon couple photographs on social media and the discovery of a Mangalsutra inside a suitcase.
“There were also cases like, for instance, a newly married couple has come to Sohra for honeymoon and there was nothing posted on the social media, no photographs taken of the couple and all that—so these were the red flags for the police to investigate the angle that is probably an inside job,” said DIG Marak, pointing to the couple’s complete digital silence as a key trigger for suspicion.
Recounting the early days of the probe, Marak said the police initially kept all options open. “When the report came to us of this missing couple, we were not sure what was the circumstance and under what circumstances they had gone missing. So we thought maybe it could have been an accident, robbery or murder. So we were not ruling out anything at that point of time,” he stated.
The case took a critical turn when the couple’s belongings were recovered. “Later, from one of the homestays in Sohra, we recovered the suitcases of the missing couple. Surprisingly, in the suitcase, we found the Mangalsutra and one ring, so we were surprised because usually we do not expect the newly wedded couple, especially the woman, to take off her Mangalsutra and go roaming,” he said.
That single find became the linchpin in expanding the investigation’s scope. “That was where we expanded our investigation. We also included the possibility of Sonam being a part of some sort of criminal activity, and that is how we proceeded with the total investigation,” Marak explained.
Outlining the cumulative suspicions that followed, DIG Marak said, “It was one of the red flags, in the sense that there were certain inconsistencies in the facts that were before the police at that point of time. Like, for instance, we have recovered the body, we have recovered the murder weapon, but the girl was missing, there was a case of this Mangalsutra.”
